Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 372 Treasure Hunted in the Blood Cave

The Blood Spirit Saintess poured her precious blood and energy into the Dragon Subduing Stone, causing her body to become increasingly weak.

I regret underestimating this person.

Furthermore, it would have been unwise to deliberately use the Blood Spirit Secret Technique to avoid sensing Lin Xiuzhu and the Yin Ghost Saint.

At this moment, there was truly no one to turn to for help.

Even now, she still can't understand how such a powerful being could exist in this mere Cangyun Prefecture.

The only possibility that can be thought of is that the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws possessed another body and was reborn.

However, even if the Myriad Laws True Monarch possesses the body, the third-level body cultivator on the other side has little to do with him.

Time passed slowly, and after nearly 60% of her essence blood had been poured into the Dragon Subduing Stone, the Blood Spirit Saintess was almost in despair.

Once more than 70% of her vital energy is lost, her Blood Fiend Technique will almost certainly be ruined.

The thought of her path to enlightenment being cut off and her promising future being hopeless made her repeatedly feel the urge to self-destruct her dantian.

"Buzz~" Just then, she suddenly stopped abruptly, and her blood and energy were no longer being drawn out.

In an instant, she looked up at Li Ji'an beside her, tears of joy streaming down her face, a hint of gratitude rising in her eyes.

"Thank you so much, Master. I will definitely repay your great kindness in the future."

Li Ji'an glanced down at him and said, "Enough with the nonsense. Immediately swear a solemn oath to your inner demons, vowing never to break it for the rest of your life, even as a slave."

It wasn't that he was truly lacking a servant; it was just that the fact that the three sects knew he had been brought here by the three men meant that if all three of them died here, he would have no choice but to leave the Tiancang Domain and flee once again.

Now that he has just begun his Golden Core cultivation, the third-tier spiritual veins of the Biyun Sect are enough for him to cultivate steadily, and he can also openly let Ning Sujin cultivate with him.

In addition, as a third-tier body cultivator, he needs to be nourished by earth-elemental spiritual energy. Xiao Qiao's earth spirit master's fusion with the earth is the best he can obtain right now, and he is unwilling to give it up easily.

More importantly, if he were to flee this time, he might bring utter destruction upon the Biyun Sect.

If it's a matter of overwhelming odds and he's powerless to do anything about it, that's fine. But if he harms the Biyun Sect because of his own actions, he won't feel at ease and it's easy for inner demons to grow.

Furthermore, even if he were to flee to the outer regions now, he could only go to the Central Ten Regions. Facing the current peak of the Central Ten Regions, he does not yet have the confidence to completely protect himself.

By leaving the Blood Spirit Saintess behind, with the double protection of the Blood Curse and the Great Oath of the Heart Demon, the other party can save him a lot of trouble.

"Yes, yes, I will swear an oath to the demons right now." The Blood Spirit Saintess was like a drowning person grasping at the last straw, so she had no reason to refuse.

He immediately took his sea of ​​consciousness as the foundation and his soul as the guide, and solemnly made a great oath against the inner demons. If he had any thoughts of disobeying Li Ji'an, he would be warned by the oath. If he really did something against Li Ji'an, the inner demons would immediately enter his soul, and he would die and his soul would disappear.

Compared to the active control of the Blood Curse, the passive control of the Inner Demon is more effective in monitoring one's intentions.

Once the great vow had been made in her sea of ​​consciousness, Li Ji'an ignored her and immediately began to pour his qi and blood into the Dragon Subduing Stone.

The Blood Spirit Saintess had already infused 60% of her power into the Dragon Subduing Stone, while he only used half of his physical strength and blood to completely fill it.

"Squeak~" The sound of a rotating shaft turning soon came from inside the stone wall.

The Blood Spirit Saintess knelt on the ground, witnessing this moment. While she was filled with anticipation, she was also shocked by the sheer strength of Li Ji'an's blood and qi.

"As expected of a third-tier body cultivator! With his robust qi and blood, even the Holy Mother would probably find it difficult to completely suppress him, right?"

The Blood Spirit Sect primarily cultivates the Blood Fiend Technique, but it does not focus on body refinement; instead, it relies on magical power. Its offensive techniques primarily utilize Blood Fiend as a means of attack, and its effectiveness is greatly reduced when encountering someone with abundant blood and qi.

Li Ji'an, a third-tier body cultivator, possessed blood and qi several times more concentrated than that of the Blood Spirit Holy Mother, which greatly diminished his blood-fiend attack methods.

"Bang!" The next moment, a crimson light suddenly appeared on the side of the stone wall, and then the stone wall slowly opened.

The stench of blood instantly spread out, its intensity several times greater than that of Li Ji'an.

The Blood Spirit Saintess was overjoyed and immediately activated her Blood Fiend Technique, wanting to absorb some of the blood and qi that had been dissipating in the air. This was the blood and qi of a true dragon's essence that had been released into the air. It could not only make up for her blood and qi deficiency, but also greatly enhance her blood and qi.

"Insolence!" But the next moment, Li Ji'an let out a cold snort.

The Blood Spirit Saintess hurriedly knelt even more respectfully and quickly dispelled the Blood Fiend Technique that had been absorbing blood energy from the air.

Li Ji'an then leisurely took out a jade bottle and used the Thousand Machine Blood Guide to activate the blood energy that was diffused in the air, wasting not a single drop.

The Blood Spirit Saintess looked disappointed, and secretly regretted that she should have reminded her master first.

Soon, the blood and qi within stopped leaking out, and Li Ji'an put away the jade bottle.

"Go in." He then ordered the Blood Spirit Saintess to scout ahead.

The Blood Spirit Saintess hurriedly got up and walked into the stone wall without daring to disobey in the slightest.

Li Ji'an stood behind him, gazing into the blood-soaked cave within the stone wall.

A crimson expanse came into view, and only through the crimson blood mist could one perceive its entirety.

The Blood Cave is less than ten feet in circumference, and the stone walls around it are covered with ancient rune imprints, which are now dim and faded.

In the very center of the Blood Cave, a square stone platform was enveloped by an array. Nine rusty iron chains extended from the edges to the center of the platform, firmly fixing a fist-sized blood-red phantom to the platform.

The blood-red phantom, bound by nine chains, lay motionless and silent on the stone platform.

"Master, this is the fragment of the Nine Dragons Pendant and the Dragon Blood Cave recorded in the notes obtained by our ancestors. On it is the true dragon essence blood suppressed by the Primordial Immortal Lord." The Blood Spirit Saintess, having learned from her previous experience, explained to Li Ji'an in advance.

Li Ji'an nodded slightly, and seeing that the Blood Spirit Saintess was safe and sound inside, he then stepped inside.

The moment he stepped inside, Li Ji'an was instantly enveloped by the surrounding blood energy.

His internal energy and blood seemed to taste the most delicious food in the world, and he couldn't help but want to devour the overflowing blood and blood.

"Master, these are all the essence of true dragon blood. They are of great benefit to body cultivators, demon beasts, and even cultivators like me who cultivate the Blood Fiend Technique," the Blood Spirit Saintess explained again, trying to curry favor.

Li Ji'an activated his blood and qi, and at the same time, he activated the third-level peak Thousand Machine Blood Guiding Secret Technique, carefully sensing the pervasive blood qi.

After a moment, it was determined that although the blood energy was rich, the malevolent energy was not strong and could be absorbed by the body.

He immediately sat cross-legged on the spot and began to frantically absorb the overflowing blood energy.

As the blood and qi enter the body, one's physical body instantly becomes agitated, with every inch of the meridians frantically vying for the true dragon blood and qi source absorbed into the body.

In less than ten breaths, Li Ji'an could clearly feel the changes in his physique.

Although the blood essence that has dissipated into the air lacks the spirit of a true dragon and cannot undergo the transformation of true spirit blood, it is an excellent nutrient for one's own blood essence.

After absorbing this blood and qi, one's own qi and blood become more solid and firm, and the overall thickness of qi and blood increases by at least half a percent.

Unfortunately, less than half an hour later, Li Ji'an's third-stage body refinement physique had been fully absorbed and could no longer accommodate even a fraction of it.

Sensing his own aura again, he found that not only had the energy consumed when opening the bronze door of the Dragon Burial Cave been replenished, but the energy consumed when infusing the stone wall had also been fully replenished, and his blood and qi had been refined by another ten percent.

Given his current high level of Qi and blood, this improvement is already quite remarkable.

At this moment, he had absorbed less than one or two hundred percent of the blood energy permeating the area.

He then took out the jade bottle again and used the Thousand Machine Blood Guiding Technique to draw the blood energy into the jade bottle.

The Blood Spirit Saintess watched longingly from the side, but dared not harbor any further improper thoughts. Unfortunately, most of Li Ji'an's wealth was contained in the mouth of the bastard, and his storage bag only contained twenty bottles of daily tonic pills. After emptying all the pills, the twenty jade bottles were completely filled, and there were still nearly 20% left in the Blood Cave.

Moreover, this blood essence gradually dissipates into the air after the stone wall is opened, and the rate of loss is not slow.

Even if Guagua were to come here right now, it would probably be completely lost by the time it gets here.

"Absorb quickly and restore your qi and blood!" Li Ji'an then said to the Blood Spirit Saintess.

In the current situation, although he easily captured the Blood Spirit Saintess, the threat of Lin Xiuzhu and the Yin Ghost Saint Son still exists. In any case, the Blood Spirit Saintess has the Blood Curse and the Heart Demon working together to completely control the situation, so he is not afraid of their backlash.

"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!" The Blood Spirit Saintess was overjoyed and expressed her gratitude to Li Ji'an. She then began to frantically absorb the blood energy.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, it had already absorbed to its body's limit and could not absorb any more.

The blood and energy that had been depleted from being poured into the stone wall had finally been restored, and his aura had returned to normal.

At this moment, more than 10% of the blood energy still emanated from the blood cave.

This was the result of Li Ji'an secretly using the Blood Spirit Saintess's Blood Qi Absorption Technique to conceal Ning Sujin's body outside the Blood Cave, allowing her to absorb enough Blood Qi while she was fully focused on absorbing it.

The rest can only be watched helplessly as it disappears into the air.

After absorbing most of the blood energy, the blood cave was no longer scarlet, and the central stone platform was clearly visible.

"What other secrets do you know about this place?" Li Ji'an asked, looking at the Blood Spirit Saintess who had a satisfied expression.

Blood Spirit Saintess hurriedly shook her head: "Reporting to Master, there is nothing more. I only know that the ancestors of the sect secretly hid the approximate location of this place and the secret of the dragon blood within it."

Li Ji'an narrowed his eyes slightly, his divine sense having already thoroughly explored the Blood Cave.

He was fully aware of the restrictive formations surrounding the stone platform, as well as the dragon blood aura emanating from it.

He then had the Blood Spirit Saintess go first, and followed her to the stone platform.

The surrounding restrictions have been eroded by time and are now very weak, at most at the advanced level of the second tier, which can be easily penetrated by divine sense.

"Break open!" Li Ji'an ordered.

Without hesitation, the Blood Spirit Saintess struck with her attack.

Click~
The stone platform's protective barrier was immediately broken.

There was no danger.

Thus, the true spirit essence on the stone platform was directly exposed to the two of them.

Without the barrier of the restrictive array, the powerful aura emanating from it caused both Li Ji'an and the Blood Spirit Saintess to feel a chill run down their spines.

Even after millions of years, and despite being eroded by both the Immortal Lord's Dragon-Locking Array and the power of time, it still possesses such a terrifying aura.

As expected of a peak true spirit of this world from the ancient era!

Fortunately, after only a moment, the aura of the drop of true dragon blood in the center of the stone platform receded, and there was no longer any sense of oppression.

Upon closer inspection, the blood-red phantom had vanished, leaving only a single, crimson droplet of blood, emanating an extremely faint life force.

"Congratulations, Master, on obtaining the True Dragon Essence Blood! It can not only transform your soul but also increase the fortune of heaven and earth, greatly aiding in the Nascent Soul stage and increasing the success rate by at least 20%!" The Blood Spirit Saintess hurriedly offered her flattering congratulations.

Having already gained control over her life and death, and even her thoughts, the Blood Spirit Saintess made the right choice. Furthermore, the fact that Li Ji'an had allowed her to absorb blood energy earlier only fueled her even greater expectations.

Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would find it difficult to fully bear this drop of true dragon essence blood. She hoped that Li Ji'an could give her a little of what he had refined.

"Increase the chance of Nascent Soul transformation by 20%!" Li Ji'an was taken aback; this was something he hadn't expected.

He originally intended to use it for his own and Guagua's bloodline transformation, but now he has other ideas.

Thinking of this, he immediately wanted to collect this precious drop of true dragon blood.

Rumble~
However, the moment his magic touched the stone platform, the nine rusty chains began to vibrate violently.

As the chains vibrated, the entire Blood Cave, and even the entire Dragon Burial Site, trembled violently.

Li Ji'an immediately conjured a shield and retreated rapidly.

However, the nine chains only vibrated and did not attack, and soon returned to calm.

It was more like a final burst of energy before death.

Once the chains had completely stopped, Li Ji'an returned to the stone platform.

This time, he first touched the chains with his magic.

The chains stopped responding.

At the same time, Li Ji'an sensed an aura within the chains gradually subsiding.

The chains used in the Dragon-Locking Formation set up by the Immortal Lord could not be ordinary. Even if they were not spiritual treasures, they must have been made of extremely precious materials. However, they were still fighting against the essence of the true dragon, and their divine radiance had dimmed under the erosion of time.

With a slight infusion of magical power, the chains began to suck in the energy as if they were starving.

Li Ji'an was overjoyed. This not only proved that the chains still possessed sentience, but also that the original owner's mark had dissipated; otherwise, they wouldn't have reacted so strongly to other people's magical powers.

This is something that has no owner.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Ji'an immediately began refining his magic power and imprinting his soul.

During this time, he also paused slightly, unsure whether the ancient immortal lord had not left a mark on it, or whether the immortal lord had already perished.

After all, if a mark has been left, then unless the Immortal Lord perishes, not to mention him, even a Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord probably cannot erase it.

"Even ascended immortal lords cannot achieve immortality?"

However, it was only for a moment before Li Ji'an immediately regained his composure.

Because a warning came from my mind.

The recent earthquake must have caught the attention of Lin Xiuzhu and the Yin Ghost Saint, which is unavoidable.

However, the two people are still at least two days away from here, and the passages here are intricate and complicated, so they may not be able to find this place quickly.

Calm your mind and focus on refining the chains.

Several hours later, a look of joy appeared on Li Ji'an's face.

The moment the chains were successfully refined and imprinted with his divine sense, he had a complete understanding of their true nature.

This chain was indeed once a magical artifact.

However, the spirit within had long been worn away by the passage of time and the essence of true spirits, turning into nourishment for the chains.

Currently, this chain's power is almost equivalent to a mid-grade 3 magic weapon. However, if it can be restored under the nourishment of magic power, it may regain its glory and even give birth to a spirit.

"Nine Dragon Lock! What a treasure!"

(End of this chapter)